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you're voting for obama, right? >> yes. i think he's really smart. i think he was handed a really difficult situation. he hasn't done everything perfectly, but i'm definitely in support of him. >> and so -- >> and the opposition to me is just absolutely terrifying as a woman. and as a woman that has two daughters it's just not possible for me to consider that. >> and is that because of all the recent talk about abortion? is it the contraception? >> yeah. it's that, it's, you know, telling women what they have to do with their bodies. it's just something that i don't believe in and i believe that president obama will protect women's rights much better than the other guys. >> you mentioned your daughters and i know you have three kids. you look back at your own life and you were a movie star when you were a teenager. would you recommend they follow your path or no? >> not while they're still kids. i would prefer that my children go to school and get an education and go to college and you know, if they want to pursue it later on, i would do whatever i c
you're voting for obama, right? >> yes. i think he's really smart. i think he was handed a really difficult situation. he hasn't done everything perfectly, but i'm definitely in support of him. >> and so -- >> and the opposition to me is just absolutely terrifying as a woman. and as a woman that has two daughters it's just not possible for me to consider that. >> and is that because of all the recent talk about abortion? is it the contraception? >> yeah. it's that,...
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what i believe is happening right here is that young people who are voting for barack obama or are possibly voting for barack obama are not particip e participating in these primaries. >> jamal, don't turn down that guy's vote. >> i'm not turning it down. he can come on other. so what happens is they don't get ron paul, they'll find somebody else in a third party and vote for them. they want to turn the apple cart over. but what's interesting about ron paul to me, you know, i used to think this race was a lot like 2004 with john kerry. and i'm thinking now it may have some parallels to 1988 with michael dukakas and jesse jackson. ron paul may be the jesse jackson man where he becomes the choice where romney is going to go ahead and be the nominee anyway. let me just vote for somebody else. >> does it cost him the general election? >> if ron paul ran as a third party candidate, most of those votes would come out of the republican side. that's splitting the anti-obama vote. right now, a lot of people are fast forwarding to the general election. they're buying the romney camp's line that it's
what i believe is happening right here is that young people who are voting for barack obama or are possibly voting for barack obama are not particip e participating in these primaries. >> jamal, don't turn down that guy's vote. >> i'm not turning it down. he can come on other. so what happens is they don't get ron paul, they'll find somebody else in a third party and vote for them. they want to turn the apple cart over. but what's interesting about ron paul to me, you know, i used...
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right now on cnn. now, first of all, i was a little hurt that rob lowe got my name wrong. i know rob lowe and i actually thought that we had something special. i mean, when i interviewed him and his business partner about a new movie venture, there was something special. right off the top. >> erin, before we start, i have to tell you the only time i have ever seen rob lowe nervous was live tv with you. congratulations. this is great. >> it's true, it's true. we're together at last. >> together at last, rob? what happened to that? but hey, it's burnett, okay? it's burnett. hey, i'm glad to know rob thinks i'm a lefty. i wasn't sure, because on the same day rob lowe and news busters were calling me a liberal, i saw this story in a west coast blog called the examiner which included the line conservative leaning cnn host erin burnett took on the republican charge. the article was about our story pointing out that mitt romney supports redistribution if you look at his tax policy facts. my head was spinning.
right now on cnn. now, first of all, i was a little hurt that rob lowe got my name wrong. i know rob lowe and i actually thought that we had something special. i mean, when i interviewed him and his business partner about a new movie venture, there was something special. right off the top. >> erin, before we start, i have to tell you the only time i have ever seen rob lowe nervous was live tv with you. congratulations. this is great. >> it's true, it's true. we're together at last....
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he's a jackass. >> obama, obama. >> all right. which reminded me of a celebrity ad in 2008. >> he's the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready to lead? >> do you think this one will be effective or just make people chuckle? >> i think people will certainly chuckle and you have to give people credit for being creative and entertaining. at the end of the day the bumper sticker we were talking about speaks for itself. you have detroit and you have bin laden. what both issues go to is he has demonstrated he is capable of doing the job, he has what it takes. ultimately these elections will come down to one issue and that is the trust issue. who do you trust on foreign policy? who do you trust on the economy? and on that very simple issue of trust, he has a significant advantage right now. so while i think the celebrity is fun and we can chuckle about it, i think there's a big difference between four years ago and today because of the successes that he has demonstrated and specifically at the trust issue. >> but it's a classic
he's a jackass. >> obama, obama. >> all right. which reminded me of a celebrity ad in 2008. >> he's the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready to lead? >> do you think this one will be effective or just make people chuckle? >> i think people will certainly chuckle and you have to give people credit for being creative and entertaining. at the end of the day the bumper sticker we were talking about speaks for itself. you have detroit and you have bin laden....
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. >> all right. you can see arwa damon there, and again, we cannot reveal her location and as you can see, incredible reporting on an incredible situation in syria. >>> well, pressure is on president obama to respond. secretary panetta was on capitol hill talking about massive military cuts at the same time. the pentagon is cutting military budgets, and defense secretary panetta said those cuts could come at a cost. >> let me be clear. let me be clear. you cannot take half a trillion dollars out of the defense budget and not incur additional risk. we believe they are acceptable risks, but there are risks. >> panetta calls them acceptable, but what would happen if the united states decides to get involved in syria. take libya and we asked retired air force colonel cedric leighton. and he said that syria is nothing like libya, and the price tag alone would be $2 billion, and syria is not libya. as we have been reporting, syria's military boasts 5,000 tanks, 555 russian mig jets, a force of more than 32
. >> all right. you can see arwa damon there, and again, we cannot reveal her location and as you can see, incredible reporting on an incredible situation in syria. >>> well, pressure is on president obama to respond. secretary panetta was on capitol hill talking about massive military cuts at the same time. the pentagon is cutting military budgets, and defense secretary panetta said those cuts could come at a cost. >> let me be clear. let me be clear. you cannot take half...
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he was thinking it was less popular than barack obama right now. so you have more of a national profile than a local profile. the argument that no one should avoid is economics. it's not just social issues. you can make the casest closed mill towns. i have a plan for manufacturing. that could help you. and mitt romney has to play in that field as well. >> hazard a bet. how about when we get the next poll, the last time we had it was at the peek of the gingrich surge. what's your view of how in order it stacks up? >> i think you're going see rick santorum and newt gingrich do pretty well in south carolina. i think it all depends on what happens to mitt romney in new hampshire. he's in the stratosphere in new hampshire. if the other candidates, even if he wins, which i think is probably likely, but he comes down from the stratosphere to a level that is more like what he's been getting say 25% to 30%. then he will be perceived as very vulnerable. but if he has a lot of momentum, you know, there is this old adage, democrats fall in love with their cand
he was thinking it was less popular than barack obama right now. so you have more of a national profile than a local profile. the argument that no one should avoid is economics. it's not just social issues. you can make the casest closed mill towns. i have a plan for manufacturing. that could help you. and mitt romney has to play in that field as well. >> hazard a bet. how about when we get the next poll, the last time we had it was at the peek of the gingrich surge. what's your view of...
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is the obama administration getting it right in terms of their communications, 100%, or have they made some mistakes? >> erin. thank you. i first want to say that i would like to join millions of americans in expressing our profound sadness and sympathy to the family of chris stevens and sean smith and the two brave navy s.e.a.l.s who lost their lives, president obama and secretary clinton received their bodies today. this is the time for an american message. not a partisan message. it's a time for america to understand we need to come together and send two very simple and direct messages. we will not tolerate violence against our citizens or representivities in countries overseas and the kinds of films that have provoked this do not represent the united states government at all and are reprehensible. >> hogan, let me ask you for your reaction to that. there has been a lot of politics here. obviously, mitt romney did lob the first barb and jay carney accusing the mitt romney campaign of trying to score points. top foreign policy adviser to the romney campaign said there's a compelling
is the obama administration getting it right in terms of their communications, 100%, or have they made some mistakes? >> erin. thank you. i first want to say that i would like to join millions of americans in expressing our profound sadness and sympathy to the family of chris stevens and sean smith and the two brave navy s.e.a.l.s who lost their lives, president obama and secretary clinton received their bodies today. this is the time for an american message. not a partisan message. it's...
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to create jobs. >> right, but, alice, there's no obama care right now, so how can he use that as a reason why there's high unemployment? >> well, we're already seeing and hearing from businesses across the country where this is affecting how they go about doing business. >> have you heard any reports, because we cover this very closely, have you heard any reports of any business in america that has already laid a person off because of what you call obama care? >> what we're hearing from businesses across the country -- i've been on the campaign trail for the past year, i can assure you, we've heard from business owner after business owner who said they have had to watch very carefully what they're doing in terms of growing their business. many people have wanted to expand and hire new people and they're not able to do that with the uncertainty of obama care and the uncertainty of the economy overall. so it is having an impact. and i know, ali, you're brilliant on the economic issues, but i'm telling you, talking to people across this country, they're hurting. >> yeah. >> and obama care is
to create jobs. >> right, but, alice, there's no obama care right now, so how can he use that as a reason why there's high unemployment? >> well, we're already seeing and hearing from businesses across the country where this is affecting how they go about doing business. >> have you heard any reports, because we cover this very closely, have you heard any reports of any business in america that has already laid a person off because of what you call obama care? >> what...
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right now, cnn, we have pennsylvania leaning obama. but is this a real problem for the obama campaign? >> it is a problem. but i must have the the worst timing. because this is my virgin experience here in the "outfront" studio and you are my first. where's erin? >> i'm sorry to disappoint you. >> back to serious. this is a really big problem. as the attorney general said recently, this is almost like a poll tax because for many people who do not have photo id, who have to go in and register for photo id, get their driver's license or get their birth certificate, it's going to cost them money to get those documents before they go in to see the secretary of state. that's going to cause people a problem. if you're a poor or elderly person who doesn't have your document, this could be a huge impediment to you showing up and voting. >> it could be potentially. we had a heated discussion featuring a member of the gop leadership in pennsylvania making a claim in front of cameras about the impact of this voter id law. let's have a quick liste
right now, cnn, we have pennsylvania leaning obama. but is this a real problem for the obama campaign? >> it is a problem. but i must have the the worst timing. because this is my virgin experience here in the "outfront" studio and you are my first. where's erin? >> i'm sorry to disappoint you. >> back to serious. this is a really big problem. as the attorney general said recently, this is almost like a poll tax because for many people who do not have photo id, who...
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look, that's what the obama folks are doing right here. let's go back to 2008. you still have from then to now all of these wackos on the right who want to see president obama's college transcripts, why is he hiding them? what's going on? >> let's go back -- >> none of this has anything to do with housing, with getting a job, with getting education. with health care. all it is a campaign move to chip away at the person. it has nothing to do with policy. so frankly, it doesn't excite me at all. >> you know what, roland, you raise a good point when you say it's a waste of time. bill, i kind of wonder if both camps love a waste of time like this, the president, because it keeps him from talking about jobs which he doesn't want to talk about, mitt romney, because it keeps him talking about being an out of touch elitist, which he doesn't want to talk about. >> it puts the romney campaign on the defensive. but i think to respond to what roland and david said, as a journalist, i need to speak up for transparency. transparency is good. we want to know what our governmen
look, that's what the obama folks are doing right here. let's go back to 2008. you still have from then to now all of these wackos on the right who want to see president obama's college transcripts, why is he hiding them? what's going on? >> let's go back -- >> none of this has anything to do with housing, with getting a job, with getting education. with health care. all it is a campaign move to chip away at the person. it has nothing to do with policy. so frankly, it doesn't excite...
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he will stand up there as he says to his friends that president obama has the right ideas. he's got the ideas to get the economy moving and mitt romney does not. i think it is great as a clinton guy and an obama guy to elevate more and more. >> most americans taxes are crucial. the bush tax cuts and your position on that are central to who you are, how you govern and how to get out of the mess. >> i definitely take paul's point. i think president clinton is making a number of statements that seem awkward. he keeps taing things like mitt romney is pretty well qualified. let me take speaker john boehner's position. >> he is probably qualified for the job. >> you can driecve a wedge betwn them. a lot of republicans voted for clinton. it is important for republicans to win some of the voters back. clinton is going to say other things -- >> the republican love affair is a hammer waiting to drop. you don't have to demonize people personally. >> you won it with the impeachment. the same people who wanted to impeach him are now for him. revenge is best served cold. it's been a long
he will stand up there as he says to his friends that president obama has the right ideas. he's got the ideas to get the economy moving and mitt romney does not. i think it is great as a clinton guy and an obama guy to elevate more and more. >> most americans taxes are crucial. the bush tax cuts and your position on that are central to who you are, how you govern and how to get out of the mess. >> i definitely take paul's point. i think president clinton is making a number of...
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all right, go, president obama. and thank you, too. because this is the first time i've seen you smile. you're so serious on your show. and then at the end -- >> i'm going to take that then as a mantra. >> no, because you're good. you're good at what you do. >> thank you. >> you're powerful. can you believe it, america, i'm on erin's show. this is great! >> thank you. good to see you. >> you too. >>> and i'm thinking how cool, i've got magic johnson on the show. and we have more to come from magic johnson, something very serious. the story of the moment that he told his wife he was hiv positive. >>> and an "outfront" special investigation. the military says it can save $3 billion just by letting go of a massive fleet of tanks sitting in the desert. so why isn't it happening? livine with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood wors
all right, go, president obama. and thank you, too. because this is the first time i've seen you smile. you're so serious on your show. and then at the end -- >> i'm going to take that then as a mantra. >> no, because you're good. you're good at what you do. >> thank you. >> you're powerful. can you believe it, america, i'm on erin's show. this is great! >> thank you. good to see you. >> you too. >>> and i'm thinking how cool, i've got magic johnson...
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as president obama said, we have a right, we have a duty, as a sovereign nation, to defend ourselves. >> they deny all the things you're saying. that's their side of it. they do deny it. but when you talk about what you're going to do, do you have this feeling? talk about this frank conversation that happened. that israel is going to end up making a move on its own. and sooner rather than later. i mean, that sort of sounds like what i'm reading between the lines of what you're saying. >> we're saying what president obama has said. he got up in front of a very large audience. 13,000 people last year at apec. and said israel has the right to defend itself against any middle eastern threat. only israel as a sovereign nation can best describe how to defend itself. and this is not just our right. it's our duty. >> and so i guess the real question though that people -- people really want to know, the obama administration needs to know, is when. do you have a feeling ambassador that the united states will not act unless the administration believes israel really will? as long as they believe
as president obama said, we have a right, we have a duty, as a sovereign nation, to defend ourselves. >> they deny all the things you're saying. that's their side of it. they do deny it. but when you talk about what you're going to do, do you have this feeling? talk about this frank conversation that happened. that israel is going to end up making a move on its own. and sooner rather than later. i mean, that sort of sounds like what i'm reading between the lines of what you're saying....
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the obama administration disassociated after governor romney acted in. in a romney administration -- >> general clark, is there anything to that or do you think no, the obama administration did the right thing and the embassy, which they say the ambassador wasn't in cairo, didn't approve the message and president obama certainly didn't know they were putting anything out. >> the embassy was just trying to diffuse the crowd outside and i think that's what we would want. it's not an authoritative statement of the united states or the obama administration and it wasn't after the embassy was attacked. it was in order to diffuse the crowd. further more, there was nothing in that statement apologizing for america or for american values. so, i think it was just atactical move by the embassy and what it shows is that i think you know, i think 's important to have a foreign policy debate and i think the american people welcome it. fand this is what it takes to get it starred, fine. but in general, usually, the first reports are wrong. >> right. >> and when you ju
the obama administration disassociated after governor romney acted in. in a romney administration -- >> general clark, is there anything to that or do you think no, the obama administration did the right thing and the embassy, which they say the ambassador wasn't in cairo, didn't approve the message and president obama certainly didn't know they were putting anything out. >> the embassy was just trying to diffuse the crowd outside and i think that's what we would want. it's not an...
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all right. the image is the one president obama though is hoping sticks about mitt romney. here are clips from two ads supporting the president running right now. >> having a good paying job that you can support and raise a family on is hugely important. >> that stopped with the sale of the plant to bain capital. >> i thought that i was going to retire from there. i had about 2 1/2 years to go. i was suddenly 60 years old. i had no health care. >> those stories are wrenching, and they call into question mitt romney's claim that he created 100,000 jobs. >> in the business i had we invested in over 100 different businesses and net-net taking out the ones where we lost jobs and those that we added, those businesses have now added over 100,000 jobs. i have a record of learning how to create jobs. >> is the number real? okay. when pressed on whether that 100,000 job number included the number of jobs lost during his tenure, now, he said net-net, okay, but here is how he responded. >> it includes the net of both. i'm a good enough numbers guy to make sure i got both sides of that
all right. the image is the one president obama though is hoping sticks about mitt romney. here are clips from two ads supporting the president running right now. >> having a good paying job that you can support and raise a family on is hugely important. >> that stopped with the sale of the plant to bain capital. >> i thought that i was going to retire from there. i had about 2 1/2 years to go. i was suddenly 60 years old. i had no health care. >> those stories are...
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barack obama. all right. thank you. >>> one person who would be very happy with a long, drawn out primary is sarah palin. >> i want to see the process continue. i do believe that competition makes our candidates better. remember, there are five men running for president and i think barack obama is the worst choice, the last choice, so the four in front of him as they duke it out in the arena of ideas and solutions to propose, the more of that, the better. >> palin is back in the spotlight this week as the hbo movie is set to hit the air waves. julian moore plays the former candidate and it is sort of business. . >> before i became governor of the great state of alaska, i was mayor of my hometown. i guess a small town mayor is sort of like a community organizer. except that you have actual reasonableties. >> in the movie, palin is depicted as in over her head. she calls the portrayal a quote, fact change. the ko aco-authors came "outfro tonight. i start ed by asking them their thoughts and last night and mitt
barack obama. all right. thank you. >>> one person who would be very happy with a long, drawn out primary is sarah palin. >> i want to see the process continue. i do believe that competition makes our candidates better. remember, there are five men running for president and i think barack obama is the worst choice, the last choice, so the four in front of him as they duke it out in the arena of ideas and solutions to propose, the more of that, the better. >> palin is back...
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it is absolutely identical to the number you heard this morning, 8.5% right now for barack obama. but what made it morning in america for ronald reagan? in the year prior to his election, this is the magic number. the jobless rate dropped to 7.2%. the president needs the jobless rate to drop like it did for ronald reagan if he wants to be re-elected. that's really the bottom line. what the unemployment number is next year is crucially important. so is it morning in america? john avalon joins us, jamal simmons, democratic strategist and david fromme, cnn contributor. all right, john, i've got to say i was pretty amazed at the coincidence that 8.5% was unemployment a year out from reagan's re-election. by the way, that number for barack obama is down a full percent from a year ago, but it's the next six months that matter. >> that's exactly right. the symmetry is amazing and the trend is obama's friend. this is great news for the country and good news for obama's re-election campaign. but the real issue is the dynamic. what was behind the drop in unemployment when ronald reagan was
it is absolutely identical to the number you heard this morning, 8.5% right now for barack obama. but what made it morning in america for ronald reagan? in the year prior to his election, this is the magic number. the jobless rate dropped to 7.2%. the president needs the jobless rate to drop like it did for ronald reagan if he wants to be re-elected. that's really the bottom line. what the unemployment number is next year is crucially important. so is it morning in america? john avalon joins...
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right. this is important because a lot of pundits and washington insiders maybe surprised to hear what they consider long shot contenders, santorum and paul. not being dismissed by mainstream and major entrepreneurs, business leaders and ceos and donors in this country. but in fact, one of the most influential of them all, a man who manages the largest bond fund in the world, says the man with the best economic vision for america is ron paul. bill gross is the founder and co-chief investment officer of p mco. ron paul is coming off a third place finish, very strong in iowa, and before i ask you why you like ron paul, let me just one through a couple of things here that people may know him for. wants to cut $1 trillion from the budget in the first year, wants to get rid of the federal reserve. what do you think about those policies? >> well, i responded to you and said that ron paul was the best republican. i didn't say he was the best candidate and we can talk about that later. i think it wa
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, get him on the right side of the tax issue and lay out his message. it has been a good month for them. >> david, i have to say one thing i keep hearing, though, from people who say well, we'll have a brokered convention. is that just wishful thinking. >> i think there's a certain amount of wishful thinking among journalists. let's unpack it. when people say a brokered convention, how do you have a brokered convention when there are no more brokers. you can have a non-majority convention. the days when the governor of california sat down with the governor of new york and each controlled respective delegations. if we have a non-majority convention, it will be a free-for-all. the people making decisions are super pacs and fox news. the days in which party brokers made rational deals with a view towards general electricability, those days are gone. >> thanks very much to all three of you. we appreciate it. >>> up next, as the world says good-bye to whitney houston, we show you the first time we discovered this talent. literally, her first video. we have i
, get him on the right side of the tax issue and lay out his message. it has been a good month for them. >> david, i have to say one thing i keep hearing, though, from people who say well, we'll have a brokered convention. is that just wishful thinking. >> i think there's a certain amount of wishful thinking among journalists. let's unpack it. when people say a brokered convention, how do you have a brokered convention when there are no more brokers. you can have a non-majority...
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obama campaign spokeswoman doubled down. we have no involvement with any ads that are done by priorities usa. all right. priorities usa is the super pac that paid for this ad. now, super pacs are not allowed by law to coordinate with campaigns. and bill burton, head of priorities usa, denies any coordination. >> the campaign is doing what the campaign is doing. but to suggest that we would be mixing those two i think is a distortion of what the campaign finance laws are and what would possibly even happen here. >> okay. here's the rub, though. bill burton and the president are tight. bill burton served as president obama's national press secretary during his first presidential campaign and then when he won as deputy press secretary in the obama white house. a job that he left to start priorities usa. bill burton knows the president's ethics very well and it is fair to hold him up to this standard. any ad bill burton runs, he knows the president would personally support. the president cannot hyde behind a super pac on an ad a
obama campaign spokeswoman doubled down. we have no involvement with any ads that are done by priorities usa. all right. priorities usa is the super pac that paid for this ad. now, super pacs are not allowed by law to coordinate with campaigns. and bill burton, head of priorities usa, denies any coordination. >> the campaign is doing what the campaign is doing. but to suggest that we would be mixing those two i think is a distortion of what the campaign finance laws are and what would...
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president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where... we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. and ending the war in afghanistan, so we can... do some nation-building here at home. that's the right path. so read my plan, compare it to governor romney's... and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president... and i'm asking for your vote... so together, we can keep moving america forward. i'm barack obama and i approve this message. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that'
president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the... last thing we should do is turn back now. here's my plan for the next four years: making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting american-made energy; reducing the...
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four years ago, she chose obama. but right now she is still undecided. >> at the time, i thought that he was the man for the job. and i would have to say after four years, i'm somewhat disappointed in the state of the economy. i need to know that there's going to be some relief there. >> reporter: kathleen, wy and many other voters say they're looking to the debates for some answers. >> small business is the backbone of this country. we weren't bailed out. and so it's really understanding what's going to happen these next four years that's really important to me. >> reporter: voters here want specifics. they want to know how each candidate will help strengthen the middle class. the answers they get tomorrow night could sway the vote of green mountain. vote of jefferson county, the vote of colorado, and ultimately, the outcome of this election. >> and in that shot, be one cool caddy driving down the road. you said all these voters saying they want specifics. we want them too. did they tell you what specifics are going
four years ago, she chose obama. but right now she is still undecided. >> at the time, i thought that he was the man for the job. and i would have to say after four years, i'm somewhat disappointed in the state of the economy. i need to know that there's going to be some relief there. >> reporter: kathleen, wy and many other voters say they're looking to the debates for some answers. >> small business is the backbone of this country. we weren't bailed out. and so it's really...
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erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next, president obama takes a victory lap on health care. mitt romney sees a republican rally cry. but do you know who really won? we do. for the first time in history, sitting attorney general charged with contempt of congress. he called it political. so, why did 17 democrats vote for it? one of them "outfront." and this man found guilty of child rape but is going to be receiving a big sum of money from penn state university. that doesn't add up. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, party time. both sides spinning the health care verdict. the president celebrating his individual mandate ruling at the supreme court. >> today, i'm as confident as ever that when we look back five years from now or ten years from now or 20 years from now, we'll be better off because we have the courage to pass this law and keep moving forward. >> and republicans seeing a way to rally the base. after all, this is now a fight for the underdog. hey, the supreme court failed to re
erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> next, president obama takes a victory lap on health care. mitt romney sees a republican rally cry. but do you know who really won? we do. for the first time in history, sitting attorney general charged with contempt of congress. he called it political. so, why did 17 democrats vote for it? one of them "outfront." and this man found guilty of child rape but is going to be receiving a...
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erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> president obama met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today. handshakes, photo ops and a nice, long lunch. diz israel back away sfr. >>> and the woman known as dr. feel good is charged with murder. the numbers are stunning. and bountties placed on the the heads of former nfl stars. a former player says players made money by being paid to knock guys down. knock guys down. let's go "outfront." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, stalling israel. when it comes to iran, president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu are going to great lengths to look and sound like they're on the same page. today, there were handshakes, photo ops, a whole lot of cameras in that room. they wore blue ties. a two-hour meeting followed by a lunch and lots of friendly language. >> as i've said, the bond between our two countries is unbreakable. >> israeli prime minister echoed the sentiment saying rendezvoused the and israel as one and the same. >> for them, you are the g
erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> president obama met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today. handshakes, photo ops and a nice, long lunch. diz israel back away sfr. >>> and the woman known as dr. feel good is charged with murder. the numbers are stunning. and bountties placed on the the heads of former nfl stars. a former player says players made money by being paid to knock guys down. knock guys down. let's go "outfront." --...
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if the romney campaign numbers are right, should obama be worried? >> i think he should. mitt romney turns out to be great at raising money. that's something he didn't have to deal with last cycle with john mccain. it's basically almost mitt romney's profession. when he was running bain capital, that was about getting rich people to give him money to invest. that's basically what he is doing this summer. you may see him on tv once in a while. he's raising a lot of money. and he has friends and outside groups who are going to give more. >> but this is something that president obama has not been bad at in the past either. fund-raising is what president obama did in breakthrough ways. so much so he didn't take matching funds from the government when he ran in 2008. unprecedented at the time. so i think the real issue is, is there actually an enthusiasm gap as represented by the lack of donations into president obama's campaign? >> but one question about unprecedented is the use of air force one. is that really a sign that the obama camp is worried? are you hearing anxiety am
if the romney campaign numbers are right, should obama be worried? >> i think he should. mitt romney turns out to be great at raising money. that's something he didn't have to deal with last cycle with john mccain. it's basically almost mitt romney's profession. when he was running bain capital, that was about getting rich people to give him money to invest. that's basically what he is doing this summer. you may see him on tv once in a while. he's raising a lot of money. and he has...
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if you look at the polls, president obama decided in the national polls right now, both supporters and governor romney are locked in and made up their mind and won't change. there is a tiny slice of undecided voters. this campaign is not being weighed but in or nine. everyone knows california will be democratic and texas will be republican. you have tiny states and big states like florida and ohio and swing states virginia and north carolina. the campaign is going to be weighed in the or nine states. the campaign wants to put pennsylvania in play and michigan and wisconsin perhaps. you have the eight or nine states. some of them big and some small. hundreds of millions will be spent to influence about six to eight or 10% of the electorate in these states. most have said they decided. again, a slight advantage obama at the moment if you look at the polls. if you look at the fundamentals, low consumer confidence and the new poll just out today shows the majority of americans are optimistic and think the economy is getting worse and not better. if you look at those and never mind the cand
if you look at the polls, president obama decided in the national polls right now, both supporters and governor romney are locked in and made up their mind and won't change. there is a tiny slice of undecided voters. this campaign is not being weighed but in or nine. everyone knows california will be democratic and texas will be republican. you have tiny states and big states like florida and ohio and swing states virginia and north carolina. the campaign is going to be weighed in the or nine...
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more than obama, is problematic for mitt romney right now. >> and talking about polls, you went after gallup showing mitt romney seven points ahead and you said when gallup is an outlier, its results are usually wrong. how come? >> it's more about frankly the way the news media covers polls. you take the outliers not addictive of the overall trend and they get way more hype than they should, whether it's gallup or another poll more democratic than the consensus says, 20 or 30 polls now every day. so looking at the consensus or the average of data is really the way to go instead of focusing on the erratic results any pollster will have from time to time. >> i have to note, we did predict perfectly in 2008, so i'm hoping we'll get it right again. you just mentioned 30 polls a day and i was on conan o'brien's show early they are week and in his humorous way, he brought that up. do you think -- there are 35 different companies that take polls and they -- they release their polls like 15 times a day and so i don't know about the rest of you, i get so inundated, i don't know what's happenin
more than obama, is problematic for mitt romney right now. >> and talking about polls, you went after gallup showing mitt romney seven points ahead and you said when gallup is an outlier, its results are usually wrong. how come? >> it's more about frankly the way the news media covers polls. you take the outliers not addictive of the overall trend and they get way more hype than they should, whether it's gallup or another poll more democratic than the consensus says, 20 or 30 polls...
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mitt romney right now is losing to president obama by a five-point margin among independents, which as john avalon points out often 40% of the total vote, obviously many of them lean one way or another. that is five-point spread enough for the president or is that where mitt romney has to find his space? >> oh, i think there's a long way to go here. the election is seven months away. that's a lifetime in politics. there are so many wild cards that could still happen. when you think about right now the primaries are pretty much over. there's no more debates left. we have nothing between now and conventions in late august, early september. there's a lot of stuff that can still happen. the fact that mitt romney is that close this far out says to me there's a blank canvas and it's his to grab. >> or an etch-a-sketch waiting in the wings. i mean, that's the -- >> or an etch-a-sketch. >> romney was actually -- >> talk about manufactured controversies. >> that wasn't even him, it was an aide. >> the point is romney will pivot back to the center. this is romney 1.0, massachusetts version, wher
mitt romney right now is losing to president obama by a five-point margin among independents, which as john avalon points out often 40% of the total vote, obviously many of them lean one way or another. that is five-point spread enough for the president or is that where mitt romney has to find his space? >> oh, i think there's a long way to go here. the election is seven months away. that's a lifetime in politics. there are so many wild cards that could still happen. when you think about...
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a lot going on right now. >> look, when he came in, when president obama came in, for starters, you have to figure, he had that line being the most corrupt government in history in his computer waiting to be used for something. shouldn't be hiring lawyers. should be hiring accountants in the executive branch. that's the kind of oversite neednee oversight needed. hard to split it up from the endless criminalization. when i was working in government we assumed that everything anybody wrote down was going to eventually be in the hands of a congressional committee, and that's okay, but it really makes it very lard to get a lot done. >> all right. i want to play something back here, john. this is interesting. henry waxman. those who don't remember who he is, a familiar looking guy. you may remember him, head of the house oversight committee. 78 hearings he held. lehman brothers, baseball, a lot of thing. here she an condoleezza right. >> secretary rice is going to have a confrontation with this committee because we're not going to accept the glad if you say something negativing a the maliki g
a lot going on right now. >> look, when he came in, when president obama came in, for starters, you have to figure, he had that line being the most corrupt government in history in his computer waiting to be used for something. shouldn't be hiring lawyers. should be hiring accountants in the executive branch. that's the kind of oversite neednee oversight needed. hard to split it up from the endless criminalization. when i was working in government we assumed that everything anybody wrote...
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, mitt romney, president obama or gary johnson. >> i remember at a company i worked for once saying, hey, donate to our pac and that gives to this person. they're sort of trying to influence you, john. paul says there's nothing wrong with this. you are not loving it? >> i'm not loving it for the common sense reason. should your boss help determine your vote? we have free speech rights, voter intimidation and coercion are strict standards. the question is when that wall gets broken down, when it's no longer a matter of secret ballot, when entrepreneurs are -- we have three cases we know of includes the koch brothers and two other companies, saying, you have a right to vote for who you want. in one case, this is david siegel of westgates resorts in florida. he wrote his employees this. he said the economy doesn't currently pose a threat to your job. what does threaten your job, however, is another four years of the same presidential administration. i encourage you to vote for whomever you you think will sever your interests the best. that's playing fast and loose, maybe consistent with
, mitt romney, president obama or gary johnson. >> i remember at a company i worked for once saying, hey, donate to our pac and that gives to this person. they're sort of trying to influence you, john. paul says there's nothing wrong with this. you are not loving it? >> i'm not loving it for the common sense reason. should your boss help determine your vote? we have free speech rights, voter intimidation and coercion are strict standards. the question is when that wall gets broken...
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all right, thanks so both, to you, but let me bring in charlie spece. all right, take issue with it. i said zero percent returnment tell me why i'm wrong. >> first of all, this is a very close election. imagine the headline in this story if $350,000 votes in four states had been different. you'd be saying that karl rove's an evil genius and republican big money had bought the election, so the reality is president obama's so they were getting outspent and we helped keep it very close. look at some of the target states. look at ohio. ohio, that was decided by 100,000 votes, and the obama campaign outspent the romney campaign by $30 million on advertisements. you can go through the rest of the target states. you can look at florida. that's a 40,000-vote margin, and again, the obama campaign outspent the romney campaign by $30 million. without us and the other outside groups, this would not have been a neck-and-neck election right through election day. >> let me ask you this, though. fost foster f rirrieze, another fundraiser, said he's not spending any mor
all right, thanks so both, to you, but let me bring in charlie spece. all right, take issue with it. i said zero percent returnment tell me why i'm wrong. >> first of all, this is a very close election. imagine the headline in this story if $350,000 votes in four states had been different. you'd be saying that karl rove's an evil genius and republican big money had bought the election, so the reality is president obama's so they were getting outspent and we helped keep it very close. look...
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all right. barack obama's budget according to his plan would be $605 billion. that's pretty amazing. are you more like in the obama camp is what i'm getting? >> what i would say is the same thing i say to liberals. can't always make education better by throwing more money at it. depend our vital interests, but let's not be everywhere all the time. let's no decide every war is something that u.s. dollars as well as soldiers have to participate in. so i do object to it. i'm concerned that you know, we could be at war with syria even before the election occurs. if things escalate across turkey's border. you have the head of nato now says that if turkey's attacked, all of a sudden, nato's mite will be involved in this war and i think for a border skirmish between syria and turkey, where syria's government is very weak and destabilized, i don't want to see world war where all of nato comes on to the turkish syria border. i don't think that's what the american people want and we need to be very careful about it. >> just want to show you something i saw interesting to
all right. barack obama's budget according to his plan would be $605 billion. that's pretty amazing. are you more like in the obama camp is what i'm getting? >> what i would say is the same thing i say to liberals. can't always make education better by throwing more money at it. depend our vital interests, but let's not be everywhere all the time. let's no decide every war is something that u.s. dollars as well as soldiers have to participate in. so i do object to it. i'm concerned that...